King's School station

King's School
Looking north
General information
LocationLibrary Road at King's School Road
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°18′29″N 80°02′00″W / 40.3080°N 80.0332°W / 40.3080; -80.0332
OwnerPittsburgh Regional Transit
LineLibrary Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
AccessibleNo
History
Opened1903
Passengers
201850[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Logan
toward Allegheny
 Silver Line Beagle
toward Library
Location

King's School station is a stop on the Pittsburgh Light Rail network, operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, serving Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. It is a small, street-level stop used by local residents traveling to and from Downtown Pittsburgh. The station consists of two low-level side platforms for street-level boarding and is not accessible.

History

A stop was established at Kings School when the Pittsburgh Railways interurban line from Charleroi to Pittsburgh was opened through Bethel Park on September 12, 1903. Passengers initially changed at Castle Shannon to continue their journey to Downtown via the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad.[2] It was cut back to Library in 1953 and was converted from PCC operation to Light Rail in 1988.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority.
  2. ↑ John Baxter (July 1952). Electric Railroads, Number Twenty. Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey: Electric Railroaders Association, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
  3. ↑ Roger T. DuPuis II (February 18, 2002). "Pittsburgh Railways Online - PCC and Light Rail History: 1936-1999". Retrieved August 12, 2009.
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